Aeolis

American  

[ee-uh-lis] / ˈi ə lɪs /

Also Aeolia

noun

1. an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in northwestern Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.

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Aeolis British  

/ ˈiːəlɪs, iːˈəʊlɪə /

noun

1. the ancient name for the coastal region of NW Asia Minor, including the island of Lesbos, settled by the Aeolian Greeks (about 1000 _bc )

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Example Sentences

The central peak of Gale is Aeolis Mons, an 18,000 foot mountain.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2022

The official name of the mountain is Aeolis Mons, but mission scientists have nicknamed it after Robert P. Sharp, a Mars expert who died in 2004.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2019

In the coming years, as the rover trundles up the side of Aeolis Mons, it will pass rocks that, seen from orbit, seem to host mysteriously intermittent dark streaks—perhaps marking seasonal water seeps.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 3, 2017

After communications resume, Grotzinger says, Curiosity will try drilling into John Klein again before packing up and starting the 10-kilometer drive to its ultimate destination, a 5-kilometer-tall peak known as Aeolis Mons.

From Scientific American • Mar. 13, 2013

In Aeolis, of course, the centre of gravity moved to the Attalid capital, Pergamum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various